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Configuring a virtual data center in the cloud…literally.

August 29th, 2010 Posted in Application Migration, Cloud Computing, Development and Test, Network Automation, Skytap, Virtual Lab Automation and Management | No Comments »

Ladies and gentlemen please be sure your tray tables and seat backs are in their upright and locked positions…we are going for a ride in the Skytap Cloud. It occurred to me today on a flight from Seattle to San Francisco to attend and exhibit at VMworld 2010, that we live in one of the [...]

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Are You Attending VMWorld 2010?

August 25th, 2010 Posted in Cloud Computing, Events, Skytap, Virtual Lab Automation and Management | No Comments »

VMWorld 2010 San Francisco is less than a week away and we are wrapping up our final preparations for the annual event that is sure not to disappoint. This year we will be arriving with a brand spanking new booth, free trial offers of Skytap Cloud, non stop product demo’s in the Skytap booth [...]

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“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Suess

August 20th, 2010 Posted in Application Migration, Cloud Computing, Development and Test, Network Automation, Skytap | No Comments »

Software development and test engineers often argue about “that’s not really a bug” or “that’s not a blocker to ship”. But they all agree on one thing for sure: shipping the next cool, new release to market faster and doing it with style and quality is fun and exciting. Yet, the reality of crummy old [...]

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Webinar: Instant, Cloud-based Virtual Data Centers for Development & Test.

August 13th, 2010 Posted in Application Migration, Cloud Computing, Development and Test, Events, Skytap, Webinars | No Comments »

Join Skytap for a free webinar August 19, 2010 10:00 AM PDT and learn how engineering leaders at Oracle, Double-Take and Ellie Mae identified 3 core capabilities that would allow them to accelerate software release cycles using Skytap Cloud. Dr. Becky Hammons will share her best practices using Cloud environments for accelerating software development cycles. Most [...]

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How many clicks does it take to create a Cloud network?

August 6th, 2010 Posted in Cloud Computing, Network Automation, Releases, Skytap | No Comments »

We are making networking easy in Skytap Cloud – so easy that may be “cloudnetwork” jokes will become as fashionable as “lightbulb” jokes! All it takes is a couple of mouse clicks to create a realistic (meaning complex) application network topology.

What we are seeing is that this power and simplicity has freed users from having [...]

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Skytap To Discuss Cloud Economics & Licensing At Burton Group Catalyst Conference

July 26th, 2010 Posted in Events, Skytap, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today we proudly announced that Deanne Harper, senior manager of Speech University at Nuance Communications, and our very own Sundar Raghavan, chief product and marketing officer at Skytap, will present at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference on July 28, 2010 in San Diego, CA. Both Harper and Raghavan will discuss real world applications for the cloud [...]

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Private Clouds: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too?

April 1st, 2010 Posted in Skytap, Virtual Lab Automation and Management | No Comments »

According to some pundits, private clouds are on the rise. ComputerWorld recently heralded ‘Private clouds gain traction with early adopters’ and SearchCloudComputing predicted 2010 would be a big year for private cloud build-outs.
However, from our experience talking with companies every day, we see enterprises are hot on the idea of private clouds, but not necessarily the reality. [...]

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Skytap + Google = No App Left Behind

March 9th, 2010 Posted in Cloud Computing, Releases, Skytap | No Comments »

Skytap Inc., today announced it has added the Skytap Cloud™ to the Google Apps Marketplace™, Google’s recently launched online storefront for Google Apps™ products and services. Skytap enables organizations to deploy enterprise applications unchanged in the cloud and collaborate securely with global teams. Using the Skytap Cloud, customers can reduce total cost by up to [...]

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Network Automation Announcement

February 28th, 2010 Posted in Cloud Computing, Releases, Skytap | No Comments »

Today Skytap announced breakthrough network automation capabilities that simplify and accelerate the creation, migration and deployment of multi-tier enterprise applications in the cloud. These features empower IT organizations to create virtual data centers with advanced network topologies and enable functional users to deploy them with an easy-to-use, self-service interface. New [...]

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Focus on ‘right-sized, zero-CAPEX alternatives’

February 10th, 2010 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »

Phil Wainewright recently wrote an article in ZDNet that referenced IDC’s forecast that SaaS growth will surge by more than 40 percent in the current year. He highlighted one particularly interesting statement:
“… the harsh economic climate will actually accelerate the growth prospects for the software as a service (SaaS) model as vendors position offerings as [...]

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